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5

How to Stop Thumb Sucking

S.J. asks from Phoenix

My 2 year old is still sucking her thumb. We've tried using a product called "no thumb", or something like that, and we've also tried a small dab of hot sauce. The th...

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Thumb Sucking - Yes or No?

J.M. asks from Dallas

My 4 month old son has recently found his thumb! I am ok with him sucking his thumb rather than the paci - which he hates - to soothe himself. My husband is not - b...

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Thumb-sucking

C.S. asks from Milwaukee

Hello, all! My 23 month old son is a total thumbsucker, and his thumb is getting really chapped! I can't put any salve or lotion on it, because he will suck it righ...

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Ideas for Stopping Thumb Sucking

Y.F. asks from New York

My 10 month old sucks his thumb. It was cute until now when the skin on his thumb is cracked, red and raw. I don't want him to get an infection but am having a hard t...

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Thumb Sucking Problems

T.S. asks from Pittsburgh

I have a almost 18 month old daughter who sucks her thumb when she is sleepy or upset about something. I noticed the past 2 days that the skin on her thumb is very d...

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Thumb Sucking and Speech Problems

D.H. asks from Saginaw

I'm looking for more constructive advise than I've been getting from research and professionals. I have a 4 year old boy who is a thumb sucker. He doesn't do it int...

12

Thumb Sucking Trouble

L.A. asks from Detroit

I believe my 10 month old son sucked his thumb in the womb. He has never accepted a pacifier. It seems clear to me that he does it for comfort only because he doesn't...

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Thumb / Finger Guard Success???

C.J. asks from Dallas

Hi moms, My son is 18 months old and is a 1st finger sucker and sucks just his index finger when he's sleepy. I've read reviews about the Thumb and Finger guard an...

5

Toddler Thumb Sucking

C.D. asks from Raleigh

My daughter (27 months) has been sucking her thumb since she first discovered at 3 months old that she could get it into her mouth. She used to do it only when she w...

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Thumb Sucking vs Pacifier

M.B. asks from St. Louis

My baby is a binky boy! He loves his pacifier. I never let my daughter have a pacifier because I was breastfeeding and just didnt want to start the habit, but my ne...

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  • stop sucking their thumbs in 2 answers "... make it taste horrible therefore discouraging them to stop sucking their thumbs."
  • quit sucking his thumb in 2 answers "My son just recently quit sucking his thumb, and I think it was because the orthodontist ..."
  • still sucks his thumb in 2 answers "My son is 18 months and still sucks his thumb, but only if he is trying to go to sleep ..."
  • sucking his thumb in 4 answers "I would also suggest a reward system for not sucking his thumb."
  • suck their thumb in 2 answers "... that I have read has said that it's ok for a child to suck their thumb ..."